Lower Taxes = Selfishness

Yeah, you read that title correctly! First, Obama-Biden asserted that paying taxes was patriotic. Now, they've upped the ante, saying that anyone who wants lower taxes is actually just being selfish. Get a load of this:

On the stump this week, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has pushed back against Sen. John McCain's description of his tax policies.

"The reason that we want to do this, change our tax code, is not because I have anything against the rich," Obama said in Sarasota, Fla., yesterday. "I love rich people! I want all of you to be rich. Go for it. That’s the American dream, that’s the American way, that’s terrific.

"The point is, though, that -- and it’s not just charity, it’s not just that I want to help the middle class and working people who are trying to get in the middle class ... John McCain and Sarah Palin they call this socialistic," Obama continued. "You know I don’t know when, when they decided they wanted to make a virtue out of selfishness."

It's hard to believe that anyone could be so utterly stupid and detached as to suggest something like this, but you can watch it for yourself here:

Here's a reminder about that sharing toys thing:

Obama revealed precisely why he is vulnerable to such charges [of wanting redistribution]: he can't seem to tell the difference between a gift and a theft. There is nothing remotely socialistic or communistic about sharing. If you have a toy that someone else wants, you have three choices in a free society. You can offer to trade it for something you value that is owned by the other. You can give the toy freely, as a sign of friendship or compassion. Or you can choose to do neither.Collectivism in all its forms is about taking away your choice. Whether you wish to or not, the government compels you to surrender the toy, which it then redistributes to someone that government officials deem to be a more worthy owner.

Powerline offers this reminder of who's actually selfish:

Another index of selfishness is how much one gives of one's own resources--not someone else's--to help others. Democrats are notoriously cheap in this regard, and Barack Obama and Joe Biden are not exceptions. This chart, courtesy of BizzyBlog, dramatically illustrates what selfishness looks like:

Obama's record of charitable giving, as recorded in his tax returns, is pathetic. Until he started gearing up to run for President, his charitable contributions averaged around one percent of his adjusted gross income. Now that he is a multimillionaire and knows his tax returns will be made public, he has picked up the pace slightly. But how many people do you know who earn over $250,000 a year whose total charitable contributions add up to $1,050? That was Obama in 2002.

He's a total, complete hypocrite who is only interested in spreading your wealth around while hoarding his own.

There's my two cents.